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Sidney Bechet, 'Soprano Sax King'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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Sidney Bechet was the undisputed king of the soprano saxophone and also one of the most innovative and original clarinetists in jazz.

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, KMUW, KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Johnny Hartman, 'The Romantic Balladeer'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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Johnny Hartman was the quintessential romantic balladeer. The only singer to record with John Coltrane — on the iconic album John Coltrane & Johnny...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WSKG and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Louis Armstrong: 'The Singer'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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Louis Armstrong left not one but two great legacies in American music. His trumpet defined the role of the jazz soloist and revolutionized jazz its...

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WEKU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Louis Armstrong: 'The Man and His Music,' Part 2
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
Caption: Louis Armstrong, pictured here in 1956, produced hit films and records throughout his long career., Credit: Getty Images
By his early thirties, Louis Armstrong had already revolutionized jazz forever. Working with his mentor "King" Oliver in Chicago, Armstrong explore...

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM, WSKG and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Louis Armstrong: 'The Man and His Music,' Part 1
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
Caption: A young Louis Armstrong., Credit: Getty Images
It is hard to overstate the incredible reach of Louis Armstrong. The music he made touched everyone who heard it, and revolutionized American enter...

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM, WSKG and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Unlikely Connections
From: War News Radio
Caption: Protesters at the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York.
News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
Mel Tormé: The 'Velvet' Voice of Jazz
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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Blessed with impeccable timing and a smooth, mellow timbre, Mel Tormé was known during his heyday as "The Velvet Fog."

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WEKU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
In Search of a Song: Chip Taylor, Part 1
From: ISOAS Media
Series: In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber
Caption: Chip Taylor
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Chip Taylor about his life and music. Among over 500 published songs, Chip is credited with...

Bought by WNKU and WNKU


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Dietitian on Feeding Bob Marley Before He Died of Cancer
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
Caption: Bob Marley on Tour in Dublin July 6, 1980, Credit: Eddie Mallin via Flickr
Rona Steinberg recalls the time a cancer-stricken Bob Marley came into her hospital and her life.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Unintended Consequences
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gems 1039 Drive
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
If you hang around with bluegrass people, you’ve heard the concept, “drive.” It is a musical element strong in bluegrass, maybe even unique to blue...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:08
Bluegrass Review Fall 2011 fund drive I
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
1st of 2 fund raising editions for Fall 2011

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 38:46
  • Purchases: 1
Learning Experience
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Affordable Care Act Special Documentary
From: Prime Time Radio
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Affordable Care Act Special Documentary: The specifics of the Affordable Care Act.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 59:55
In Search of a Song: "Big Kenny" Alphin
From: ISOAS Media
Series: In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber
Caption: Big Kenny Alphin
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Big Kenny Aphin about his life and music. This interview took place at Big Kenny's home in ...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 59:56
Who Won the Egyptian Revolution?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: by natalia & gabriel on flickr
Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorship is gone, but a military council now rules Egypt, and has kept much of Mubarak’s repressive apparatus. Meanwhile extrem...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
The Wisconsin Workers Uprising (Part 2)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States, or the last gasp for unionized ...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Texas Music Matters featuring Janis Joplin
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Texas Music Matters revisits an award-winning documentary honoring "The Queen of Rock and Roll and Psychedelic Soul" Janis Joplin. Join Kris Kristo...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 2
November 4, 1964: The Premiere of Terry Riley’s In C
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 13 of 13

Bought by KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
January 28, 1936: The Publication in Pravda of the Article Chaos Instead of Music
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 12 of 13

Bought by KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
January 10, 1931: The Debut of Charles Ives’s Three Places in New England
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 11 of 13

Bought by KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
December 26, 1926: The Premiere of Tapiola
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 10 of 13

Bought by KHNS, KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6

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